A Percolation-Like Process of Within-Organization Collective Corruption: A Computational Approach

This study investigates how collective corruption appears, using a computational method. Specifically, acknowledging that the characteristics of collective corruption process are analogous to percolation phenomena, we illuminate that collective corruption is formed by ongoing social interactions in...

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Published inBusiness & society Vol. 60; no. 1; pp. 161 - 195
Main Authors Kim, Sang-Joon, Lee, Jegoo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.2021
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Corruption
Preferences
Social dynamics
Social interaction
collective corruption
system dynamics
percolation
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Summary:This study investigates how collective corruption appears, using a computational method. Specifically, acknowledging that the characteristics of collective corruption process are analogous to percolation phenomena, we illuminate that collective corruption is formed by ongoing social interactions in an organizational boundary. By formulating a percolation-based system dynamics model, we consider the behavioral characteristics of collective corruption in terms of individuals’ corruption preferences governed by personal attributes on corruption. We also propose and examine scenarios regarding the formation of collective corruption.
ISSN:0007-6503
1552-4205
DOI:10.1177/0007650319831630